Welcome The EWU McNair 2020-2021 Cohort

New Scholars! The EWU McNair Scholars Program is excited to welcome our new 2020-2021 cohort of McNair scholars! Operating in a cohort model, these scholars will make connections while acquiring the knowledge, skills, and capacities necessary to successfully navigate the diligence of doctoral studies through immersion in mentored research experiences and scholarly activities.   This … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz Accepted to Portland State University PhD Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Lisandro Guizar-Diaz. Alexis was accepted to the Sociology PhD program at Portland Statue University. He is majoring in Sociology with a minor in Philosophy. His key research interests are political economy, rural & agrarian communities, and Latina/o/x populations. He is a member of the American Sociological Association and the … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz Completes Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz for completing his 2020 EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! With the mentorship of Dr. Edwin Elias, Alexis researched the exponential increase of requested H-2A guestworkers in Washington State and how capital has structured labor conditions. He is currently researching why the rate of positive COVID-19 cases per capita was … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Gloria Bravo Awarded Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship

Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Gloria Bravo! Gloria was nominated by her departments and has been selected by the College of Social Sciences to receive the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is in honor the life of Dr. Jeffers W. Chertok, who worked at EWU for more than 34 years and left a legacy of … Read more

Lizeth Bañuelos selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining … Read more

Alexis Guizar-Diaz Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Alexis Guizar-Diaz! Alexis has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students, and are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment to attaining a … Read more